Unless you live under a rock (which would lead me to ponder how you’re reading this in the first place…wifi rock perhaps? But I digress), you’re no doubt aware that Sunday night was the 82nd Academy Awards. This is the night where Hollywood’s stars–both staples of the industry and blossoming newcomers– come out in all [...]
Summit did not pay me off, nor was I encouraged by anyone on their staff to love The Hurt Locker. The fact is, I admire the work Kathryn Bigelow and company did on the film and am happy Bigelow’s talents have finally been fully realized. She has this uncanny ability to take scripts and get [...]
It’s that time of year again: the Academy Awards are upon us, complete with foolish dresses, asinine speeches and Jack Nicholson’s shades.
What’s this?
Lo and behold, the producers of the Academy Awards are asking nominees to prepare two acceptance speeches this year, in order to alleviate the problem.
Despite having years of practice, the Academy Awards still make irritating mistakes and choices in execution.
Philip predicts Oscar 2010
The delightful Anne Hathaway got up early this morning to announce the nominees for the Academy Awards and already Oscar season head scratching has begun. Can Avatar halt The Hurt Lockers march on claiming what seems like every single award in the Western world? Can Clooney oust Freeman for a second little gold man? Does having two [...]
A staggering 63 songs have been submitted to the Academy for consideration in the Best Original Song category with a list of artists that span an incredible spectrum. The convoluted, complicated selection process means this number will ultimately be whittled down, however, to anywhere between zero and five nominees. The full rules on the nomination [...]
In a surprising snub, Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story heads a list of high profile non-fiction features ignored in the long-list vying for a Best Documentary Academy Award Nomination.
The rotund polemicist had previously won the award for Bowling Columbine and pushed for his Palme D’Or winning follow-up Fahrenheit 9/11 to contend in the Best [...]
